diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3b02f915..bd7e44f3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ jobs:
           name: Start wasmd
           command: ./scripts/wasmd/start.sh
           background: true
+      - run:
+          name: Start simapp
+          command: ./scripts/simapp/start.sh
+          background: true
       - run:
           name: Start Tendermint blockchains
           command: ./scripts/tendermint/all_start.sh
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           environment:
             WASMD_ENABLED: 1
+            SIMAPP_ENABLED: 1
             TENDERMINT_ENABLED: 1
             SOCKETSERVER_ENABLED: 1
             SKIP_BUILD: 1
@@ -160,6 +165,10 @@ jobs:
           name: Start wasmd
           command: ./scripts/wasmd/start.sh
           background: true
+      - run:
+          name: Start simapp
+          command: ./scripts/simapp/start.sh
+          background: true
       - run:
           name: Start Tendermint blockchains
           command: ./scripts/tendermint/all_start.sh
@@ -208,6 +217,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           environment:
             WASMD_ENABLED: 1
+            SIMAPP_ENABLED: 1
             TENDERMINT_ENABLED: 1
             SOCKETSERVER_ENABLED: 1
             SKIP_BUILD: 1
@@ -239,6 +249,10 @@ jobs:
           name: Start wasmd
           command: ./scripts/wasmd/start.sh
           background: true
+      - run:
+          name: Start simapp
+          command: ./scripts/simapp/start.sh
+          background: true
       - run:
           name: Start Tendermint blockchains
           command: ./scripts/tendermint/all_start.sh
@@ -287,6 +301,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           environment:
             WASMD_ENABLED: 1
+            SIMAPP_ENABLED: 1
             TENDERMINT_ENABLED: 1
             SOCKETSERVER_ENABLED: 1
             SKIP_BUILD: 1